ST. PAUL, MN - Governor Tim Walz today signed seven bills into law.

Chapter 6, House File 1058 amends the jurisdiction of the North Koochiching sanitary sewer board.

Chapter 7, House File 124 permits certain public safety officers, state agencies, and political subdivisions to receive gifts that honor or commemorate a public safety officer related to a line of duty death. It authorizes certain local governments to expend money for a funeral or memorial and for travel and participation costs for national memorial events for fallen public safety officers. The bill requires such entities to report any gifts to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and the legislature.

Chapter 9, House File 1792 updates terms, definitions, and notices for contracts for deed.

Chapter 10, House File 2184 exempts the Office of Ombudsperson for American Indian Families from paying court fee requirements in certain cases, such as ones related to human services matters, children and child custody matters, marriage dissolution, and guardianship of a minor or incapacitated person.

Chapter 11, House File 747 makes several changes to Chapter 302A, the Minnesota Business Corporation Act. The bill addresses procedures in the event of an emergency, sets limitations on a board’s authority to manage a corporation, and defines several new terms.

Chapter 12, House File 129 requires the state’s Director of Child Sex Trafficking Prevention to submit a biennial report to the legislature and the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health evaluating the Safe Harbor program.

Chapter 13, House File 1346 enforces training requirements for mandated reporters to better identify signs of child abuse. The bill requires that at least half of mandated reporter training is focused on the identification of suspected maltreatment of minors. The bill also enforces that the training includes input from professionals with specialized knowledge related to maltreatment, including medical professionals, attorneys, mental health professionals, and social workers.